Exploring the metaphor of butterfly metamorphosis, The Colour of Transformation shares new perspectives on nature inspired by the stories of Global Majority women pioneers working in conservation, natural history and the outdoors. Powerful testimonials and vibrant visuals projected into a community garden during Black History Month create an inspiring space and time for self-reflection.
Through documentary, which is then responded to with experimental layers of music, movement and pattern, The Colour of Transformation invites audiences on a journey of personal change. It asks, what belief systems and narratives do we need to release in order to radically reimagine our relationship to nature?
Creative Director: Bryony Benge-Abbott
Filmmakers: SDNA
Composer: Orphy Robinson MBE
Vocalist and Performer: Bumi Thomas
Costume and Set Designer: Ingrid Hu
Costume Maker: Manuela Fleming
Choreographers and Dancers: Carolyn Bolton, Ming, Oluwatosin Omotosho
The Colour of Transformation is an Arts Council England supported project with partners Butterfly Conservation and the William Morris Gallery, plus further support from Patagonia, Action for Conservation and the Wellcome Trust funded network, #MedEnv: Intersections in Medical and Environmental Humanities’.
All images courtesy Ewelina Ruminska
